The Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 4 declined to entertain a challenge concerning the internal election disputes, electoral rolls and administrative wrangles of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), leaving all contested issues to be adjudicated by the Rajasthan High Court, Bar and Bench reported in Rajendra Singh vs State of Rajasthan.

Source: Bar and Bench

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana refused to interfere with the ongoing proceedings, underlining that High Courts are constitutional forums fully equipped to resolve such grievances without apex court oversight. The bench said it had no reason to doubt that the High Court would give a fair hearing to all parties, and expressed no view on the merits of the excluded district associations' claims, LawChakra reported.

Source: LawChakra

The petition was filed by Rajendra Singh Nandhu, Secretary of the Nagaur District Cricket Association, challenging the manner in which the RCA's electoral process was conducted. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that seven district cricket associations had been unilaterally disbanded, disenfranchising them from the electoral process, and challenged the voter list.

The bench noted that the elections had been conducted under the supervision of an administrator appointed by the Rajasthan High Court, who had engaged a former State Chief Election Commissioner as the electoral officer. It therefore relegated every pending contention — including the claims of the excluded district bodies and the challenge to the electoral rolls — to the High Court for a decision on merits.

The RCA elections, held to constitute the association's executive for the 2026-29 term with six posts at stake, have been preceded by prolonged disputes and delays. On September 29 the Supreme Court had allowed the polling to take place but directed that the results be kept in a sealed cover and not declared, while hearing a separate plea alleging the complete exclusion of women from the electoral process; Wednesday's order leaves the district-association and electoral-roll disputes with the High Court while the results remain sealed.